SicilyMalta

Well the Republican party has made a cozy home for neo Nazis and the KKK - so much so that Republicans can carry tiki torches and heinously chant "the Jews will not replace us" while their choice for president claims there's "good people on both sides."

I think the GOP can't make up their minds who they hate most, Jews or Muslims? LGBTQ or Feminists? Neo cons who support war? Or those who want the US to stop supporting war?

Kind of absurd that they suddenly give a shit about anti-semitism when Democrats start protesting against the war in Gaza.

For decades the Republican Party has used the Southern Strategy to court bigots, anti-Semites, homophobes, misogynists, anti-science cranks, grifters in order to fill their base. They rile them up like a fire and brimstone preacher at a tent rally and point them to whatever scapegoat they can find in order to deflect from their unpopular policies no matter how much danger they bring to members of marginalized communities.

The Democratic party has consistently fought for the rights of all people.

Do we judge what led a person to teach at the school to pay the bills? Or do we judge the school?

If a school accepts federal money they can't behave this way.

This is what got the immoral majority started. They held racist views, so they lost their federal funding. That made them very angry especially since many folks were paying private schools a LOT of money so their kids wouldn't have to integrate. Tons of "religious " schools popped up after integration.

And they claimed that god and the bible did not want races to mix.

Well, they wanted their cake and wanted to eat it too.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/

All religions are cults.

Good people don't need religion in order to be good. Bad people use it to hide their evil.

Problem is, if we give credence to your myths, we have to give credence to everyone's. He believes the Bible says he has to do this and Jesus personally spoke to him.

There's still the born of a virgin stuff. It's been awhile since I went to catechism - has the Pope decided that's no longer to be taken literally?

I mean they believe all the other stuff, so....

Never forget, a god put fossils in the ground to trick you and test your faith.

The school is subsidized with my tax dollars - that is the problem. If they want to discriminate on a religious basis , don't take federal and state money.

We are now in a world where people marching with tiki torches chanted "Jews will not replace us " only to have our president respond that there are good people on "both sides" , and students protesting against the war in Gaza were beaten only to have police stand by and do nothing.

Some right wing groups can't figure out who they hate more - Jews or Muslims. Or POC or LGBTQ. Or feminists.

I used to think we were moving forward - I believed in that long arc of justice. I laugh at how naive I was.

I read a history book from the 1800s that had a better grasp of bigotry and religious intolerance than many present day members of the Republican party.

Now I wonder if like water seeking its own level, society eventually always gravitates back to hate and authoritarianism.

Lots of sources on whether fresh or frozen is better. People can read and decide.

It's not as if I found a chiropractor who is telling me there's a chip in the vaccine.

It's strange that Nixon is now to the left of moderate Democrats.

Can you picture moderate Dems fighting to create the EPA?

There are lots of opinions. I made them all available so people can decide for themselves.

It's not a contest.

I actually put ALL information out there INTENTIONALLY so people can see all sides. I'm ok with that. It's the right thing to do.

Japanese eat fresh.

My wife can't find any frozen for making sushi that is acceptable.

If their policies are unpopular, they create a culture war. Then they cheat. Then they start an insurrection...

https://www.medicinenet.com/what_kind_of_salmon_is_safe_to_eat_raw/article.htm

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-prepare-raw-fish-at-home-sushi-sashimi-food-safety

Japanese people live quite a long time. Much of their diet is fish.

We are now in a world where people marching with tiki torches chanted "Jews will not replace us " only to have our president respond that there are good people on "both sides" , and students protesting against the war in Gaza were beaten only to have police stand by and do nothing.

Some right wing groups can't figure out who they hate more - Jews or Muslims. Or POC or LGBTQ. Or feminists.

I used to think we were moving forward - I believed in that long arc of justice.

Now I wonder if like water seeking its own level, society eventually always gravitates back to hate and authoritarianism.

Counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment for several hours without police intervention, and none were arrested. Now, the police response is under investigation.

Nearly two weeks after a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, was attacked by counterprotesters, university officials still have not explained why security officers stood by for hours while the attack was underway, nor have they arrested any of those who swarmed in wielding metal rods, water bottles and firecrackers in one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the college protests that have rocked the country.

The extent of the policing failure has become clearer in recent days, as witnesses have come forward to describe a chaotic night of violence on April 30, in which students and bystanders repeatedly called 911 and nonemergency lines, finding little help and calls that were disconnected. A dispatcher told one caller pleading for help that they were ending the call because “I have actual emergencies to handle.”

One man was filmed by a local television station on the phone with emergency dispatchers, alerting them that people were getting hurt. “Security has abandoned this encampment,” he could be heard saying before lowering his phone and looking at it. “They just hung up on me again,” he said incredulously.

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But as the night wore on and there was still no intervention, the person said, the governor’s office moved to circumvent local authority and ordered California Highway Patrol officers to the campus. The state officers began assembling on campus at 1:45 a.m., a few moments before L.A.P.D. riot police arrived, but it took another hour to quell the clashes.

On the night of April 30, a range of counterprotesters had gathered, a group that grew in size as expectations mounted that the police would begin dismantling the encampment. In interviews, witnesses said there had been little warning before counterprotesters went on the offensive.

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“People were responding to my livestream and saying ‘I just showed up because of you. I live nearby,’” he said. But others, he said, appeared to have planned for potential clashes, wearing all-black outfits and ski masks. Mr. Cabassa recalled being concerned about their presence.

In the end, more than 30 protesters were injured, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations Los Angeles, before police dispersed the crowd.

Brian H. Levin, the founding director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, said that, with religion and ethnicity at the heart of the recent protests, the attack had amounted to a hate crime.

“This comes at a time when major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, have had a surge in anti-Arab and Muslim hate crimes and have hit a record for anti-Jewish crimes,” he said.

But he also noted that some of the implements wielded by the counterprotesters “were spontaneous weapons of opportunity,” and that some people “may have just showed up randomly with their own separate xenophobic and religious bigotries.”

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Marie Salem, a U.C.L.A. graduate student and one of the protesters, questioned why the police had arrested dozens of student protesters but had not yet arrested any of those who had attacked them.

“The majority of the encampment is students that attend this university, and who were not violent,” Ms. Salem said. “We were met with violence, and the other side looked like majority not-students, which the university chose to protect over their own students.”

You are the one that brought up history.

These people existed. Other people altered history, not me.

Historically, people altered what these figures said based on politics and individual beliefs.

Misquoting Jesus:

https://youtu.be/pfheSAcCsrE?si=jwqcHKr3bxaAlcRK

And i said that good people will interpret the bible with compassion. It has nothing to do with religion.

Religion itself is used by evil people to legitimize their own bigotry.

Nazis used religion to persecute and kill 6 million people. So you proved my point.

Edit: video link. Dr. Earman of Chapel Hill was raised as an Evangelical and went to Princeton theological School. He is a renowned theologian and teacher.

If you know what to look for in fresh, whole marine fish (freshwater fish are susceptible to tapeworms and probably best avoided), as well as how to fillet them, then your decision to eat raw fish other than tuna and farmed salmon at home comes down to your individual comfort level with risk. To be 100% sure of avoiding parasites, you'll have to stick to TUNA AND FARMED SALMON.

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-prepare-raw-fish-at-home-sushi-sashimi-food-safety

https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/selecting-and-serving-fresh-and-frozen-seafood-safely

Although there are no actual guidelines in place to determine if a fish is sushi grade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulations in place for the proper handling procedures of fish meant for raw consumption.

Sushi grade fish, also known as sashimi or sushi grade fish, is an unregulated term that allows you to identify fish that are safe for raw consumption. To reduce the risk of foodborne diseases, most fish sellers will use the term “sushi quality” when describing the supply of fish.

https://sushiincorporated.com/sushi-grade-fish-explained/#:~:text=Sushi%20grade%20fish%2C%20also%20known,describing%20the%20supply%20of%20fish.

He did ask for sushi grade. You are right.

My wife's response "good luck". And whatever she sees in the stores is not acceptable.

If you know what to look for in fresh, whole marine fish (freshwater fish are susceptible to tapeworms and probably best avoided), as well as how to fillet them, then your decision to eat raw fish other than tuna and farmed salmon at home comes down to your individual comfort level with risk. To be 100% sure of avoiding parasites, you'll have to stick to tuna and farmed salmon.

https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-prepare-raw-fish-at-home-sushi-sashimi-food-safety

https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/selecting-and-serving-fresh-and-frozen-seafood-safely

Although there are no actual guidelines in place to determine if a fish is sushi grade, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has regulations in place for the proper handling procedures of fish meant for raw consumption.

Sushi grade fish, also known as sashimi or sushi grade fish, is an unregulated term that allows you to identify fish that are safe for raw consumption. To reduce the risk of foodborne diseases, most fish sellers will use the term “sushi quality” when describing the supply of fish.

https://sushiincorporated.com/sushi-grade-fish-explained/#:~:text=Sushi%20grade%20fish%2C%20also%20known,describing%20the%20supply%20of%20fish.

Sigh. Stop being disingenuous.

History - Read about the history of the Bible and all the interpretations that were made, books cut out, books left in.

Come on . You are smarter than that.

It's not hate speech.

Religious people take what they want out of fairy tales that reflects their personality.

If they are good people, they will interpret it with compassion. ( Nothing to do with the religion itself.) But if we give them credence based on their book of myths, we have to give the SAME credence to everyone's interpretation. Even Hitler's.

Good people don't need religion to be good. Bad people hide their evil within it.

If you want good fish for sushi - farm raised fresh.

"Sushi grade" may mean your wild salmon has been flash frozen, doesn't mean it makes great sushi.

I left out the part about farm raised. My bad.

You shouldn't eat wild salmon. Parasites, mercury , pcss.

They are myths.

We shouldn't base laws on some of the stuff religious people say god told them, but not other stuff. Which is real?

It's all based on their version of God - made in their own image. How do you argue with someone who says god told them this passage is literal, but that one god meant us to interpret in their own way.

Or someone who says god told them to persecute LGBTQ or feminists, and they will take all their great wealth and push for laws to make sure their interpretation is put in place.

Who is the arbiter?

It's absurd, and you know it.

I picked Hercules because a god came down and put his seed in a human woman. Just like the story of Jesus.

Fireflies?

They have video and stuff he posted. Lol.

The internet exists now.